What's the function of the word “ли” in the following contexts?
What's the function of the word "ли" in the following contexts? I came across of this word in many sentences in a conversation book, and I really don't understand it and where I have to put it. Is there equivalent in English?
Есть ли у вас дети? (Have you got any children?)
Могу ли я пригласить вас на обед? (May I invite you to lunch?)
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What's the function of the word "ли" in the following contexts? I came across of this word in many sentences in a conversation book, and I really don't understand it and where I have to put it. Is there equivalent in English?
Есть ли у вас дети? (Have you got any children?)
Могу ли я пригласить вас на обед? (May I invite you to lunch?)
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What's the function of the word "ли" in the following contexts? I came across of this word in many sentences in a conversation book, and I really don't understand it and where I have to put it. Is there equivalent in English?
Есть ли у вас дети? (Have you got any children?)
Могу ли я пригласить вас на обед? (May I invite you to lunch?)
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What's the function of the word "ли" in the following contexts? I came across of this word in many sentences in a conversation book, and I really don't understand it and where I have to put it. Is there equivalent in English?
Есть ли у вас дети? (Have you got any children?)
Могу ли я пригласить вас на обед? (May I invite you to lunch?)
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Ли shows the intonation of the verb when the question starts with it. These questions mean the same, just the stress on the first word:
У вас есть дети?
Есть ли у вас дети?
(А) Дети у вас есть?
Я могу пригласить вас на обед?
Могу ли я пригласить вас на обед?
Вас я могу пригласить на обед?
На обед я могу вас пригласить?
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Ли is an interrogative particle. It's a function word which you add to the sentences when asking questions.
It's compulsory in indirect polar questions (the questions answerable with yes or no) in Russian, similar to "if" or "whether" in indirect polar questions in English:
Я спросил, есть ли у него дети // I asked him if he had kids.
, but in Russian, unlike English, it may be used in direct polar questions as well, as it is in your examples, if your question starts with a verb.
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Ли shows the intonation of the verb when the question starts with it. These questions mean the same, just the stress on the first word:
У вас есть дети?
Есть ли у вас дети?
(А) Дети у вас есть?
Я могу пригласить вас на обед?
Могу ли я пригласить вас на обед?
Вас я могу пригласить на обед?
На обед я могу вас пригласить?
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Ли shows the intonation of the verb when the question starts with it. These questions mean the same, just the stress on the first word:
У вас есть дети?
Есть ли у вас дети?
(А) Дети у вас есть?
Я могу пригласить вас на обед?
Могу ли я пригласить вас на обед?
Вас я могу пригласить на обед?
На обед я могу вас пригласить?
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Ли shows the intonation of the verb when the question starts with it. These questions mean the same, just the stress on the first word:
У вас есть дети?
Есть ли у вас дети?
(А) Дети у вас есть?
Я могу пригласить вас на обед?
Могу ли я пригласить вас на обед?
Вас я могу пригласить на обед?
На обед я могу вас пригласить?
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Ли shows the intonation of the verb when the question starts with it. These questions mean the same, just the stress on the first word:
У вас есть дети?
Есть ли у вас дети?
(А) Дети у вас есть?
Я могу пригласить вас на обед?
Могу ли я пригласить вас на обед?
Вас я могу пригласить на обед?
На обед я могу вас пригласить?
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Ли is an interrogative particle. It's a function word which you add to the sentences when asking questions.
It's compulsory in indirect polar questions (the questions answerable with yes or no) in Russian, similar to "if" or "whether" in indirect polar questions in English:
Я спросил, есть ли у него дети // I asked him if he had kids.
, but in Russian, unlike English, it may be used in direct polar questions as well, as it is in your examples, if your question starts with a verb.
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Ли is an interrogative particle. It's a function word which you add to the sentences when asking questions.
It's compulsory in indirect polar questions (the questions answerable with yes or no) in Russian, similar to "if" or "whether" in indirect polar questions in English:
Я спросил, есть ли у него дети // I asked him if he had kids.
, but in Russian, unlike English, it may be used in direct polar questions as well, as it is in your examples, if your question starts with a verb.
answered 52 mins ago
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Ли is an interrogative particle. It's a function word which you add to the sentences when asking questions.
It's compulsory in indirect polar questions (the questions answerable with yes or no) in Russian, similar to "if" or "whether" in indirect polar questions in English:
Я спросил, есть ли у него дети // I asked him if he had kids.
, but in Russian, unlike English, it may be used in direct polar questions as well, as it is in your examples, if your question starts with a verb.
answered 52 mins ago
Quassnoi♦Quassnoi
30.7k247114
Ли is an interrogative particle. It's a function word which you add to the sentences when asking questions.
It's compulsory in indirect polar questions (the questions answerable with yes or no) in Russian, similar to "if" or "whether" in indirect polar questions in English:
Я спросил, есть ли у него дети // I asked him if he had kids.
, but in Russian, unlike English, it may be used in direct polar questions as well, as it is in your examples, if your question starts with a verb.
answered 52 mins ago
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answered 52 mins ago
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